Three in a row for Westfield

Three goals in the closing 15 minutes enabled Westfield to overturn a 2-1 deficit and move up to seventh in Sussex County Football League Division Two.

Gordon Cuddington put Westfield 1-0 ahead with a 30-yard lob and they had chances to increase their lead before Steyning equalised shortly before the break.

Steyning then took the lead with a highly controversial penalty, but Danny Woodley thumped home to make it 2-2. Cuddington put Westfield back in front and set up Woodley to seal it late on.

In the same division, two unbeaten records remained intact after Bexhill United fought out a 2-2 draw in a very good contest at home to much-fancied Littlehampton Town.

Joe Cornwall gave Bexhill a half time lead and a splendid goal by the excellent Steve Morris made it 2-0, but Littlehampton hit back with two goals in quick succession either side of the 80-minute mark.

Little Common stay second on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to another undefeated outfit in Broadbridge Heath. Jamie Crone’s 12th of the season rescued a point after Common went behind.

Full reports on each of these matches will appear in Friday’s Observers.

Standings (played-points): 1 Newhaven 9-20, 2 LITTLE COMMON 10-20, 3 Littlehampton Town 7-17, 4 Eastbourne United AFC 9-17, 5 Broadbridge Heath 8-16, 6 BEXHILL UNITED 8-16, 7 WESTFIELD 10-16, 8 Midhurst & Easebourne 10-15, 9 Mile Oak 11-15, 10 Seaford Town 10-14, 11 Southwick 10-13, 12 Loxwood 11-13, 13 Wick 9-10, 14 Storrington 10-8, 15 Steyning Town 8-5, 16 Oakwood 7-4, 17 Rustington 9-4, 18 Saltdean United 10-1.